2025–26 Primera Federación
Football league season
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The 2025–26 Primera Federación season is the fifth for the Primera Federación, the third-highest level in the Spanish football league system. Forty teams participate, divided into two groups of twenty clubs each based on geographical proximity. In each group, the champions are automatically promoted to Segunda División and the second to fifth placers will play promotion play-offs and the bottom five are relegated to the Segunda Federación.
Pontevedra v Racing Ferrol on 3 January 2026 | |
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August 2025 – June 2026 |
| Promoted | Tenerife Eldense Sabadell Celta Fortuna |
| Relegated | Arenteiro Atlético Sanluqueño Betis Deportivo Guadalajara Marbella Osasuna B Ourense CF Sevilla Atlético Talavera de la Reina Tarazona |
| Top goalscorer | Arnau Ortiz (23 goals) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Overview
A total of 40 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the 2024–25 Segunda División, 26 retained from the 2024–25 Primera Federación, and ten promoted from the 2024–25 Segunda Federación. RFEF released the groups on 27 June 2025.[1]
Team changes
Group 1 (North West)
Teams and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arenas | Getxo | Gobela | 2,000[2] |
| Arenteiro | O Carballiño | Espiñedo | 4,500 |
| Avilés Industrial | Avilés | Román Suárez Puerta | 5,400 |
| Barakaldo | Barakaldo | Lasesarre | 7,960 |
| Bilbao Athletic | Bilbao | Lezama | 3,250 |
| Cacereño | Cáceres | Príncipe Felipe | 7,000 |
| Celta Fortuna | Vigo | Estadio ABANCA Balaídos | 24,870 |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Pedro Escartín | 8,000 |
| Lugo | Lugo | Anxo Carro | 7,070[3] |
| Mérida | Mérida | Estadio Romano | 14,600 |
| Osasuna B | Pamplona | Tajonar | 4,500[4] |
| Ourense CF | Ourense | O Couto | 5,659[5] |
| Ponferradina | Ponferrada | El Toralín | 8,400[6] |
| Pontevedra | Pontevedra | Pasarón | 12,000[7] |
| Racing Ferrol | Ferrol | A Malata | 12,043[8] |
| Real Madrid Castilla | Madrid | Alfredo di Stéfano | 6,000[9] |
| Talavera de la Reina | Talavera de la Reina | El Prado | 5,000 |
| Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824[10] |
| Unionistas | Salamanca | Reina Sofía | 5,000[11] |
| Zamora | Zamora | Ruta de la Plata | 7,813[12] |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenas | Hummel | |||
| Arenteiro | Kappa | Oreco Balgón Constructora | ||
| Avilés Industrial | Noone Sports | Avilés Ciudad Milenaria | ||
| Barakaldo | New Balance | SR Financial | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | Castore | |||
| Cacereño | Adidas | Extremadura | ||
| Celta Fortuna | Hummel | Estrella Galicia | ||
| Guadalajara | Kappa | Hercesa | ||
| Lugo | Puma | Estrella Galicia | ||
| Mérida | Macron | Mérida | ||
| Osasuna B | Macron | Jaylo | ||
| Ourense CF | Cool Sport | Estrella Galicia | ||
| Ponferradina | Adidas | Tvitec | ||
| Pontevedra | Kappa | |||
| Racing Ferrol | Adidas | Estrella Galicia | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | Adidas | Emirates | ||
| Talavera de la Reina | Joma | Cálida PVC | ||
| Tenerife | Hummel | Egatesa | ||
| Unionistas | Erreà | Telefurgo | ||
| Zamora | Macron | Caja Rural | ||
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid Castilla | Resigned | 27 May 2025 | Pre-season | 28 May 2025 | ||
| Lugo | Sacked | 19 June 2025 | 19 June 2025 | |||
| Pontevedra | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | 30 May 2025 | |||
| Unionistas | 19 June 2025 | |||||
| Racing Ferrol | 4 June 2025 | |||||
| Ourense CF | 19 July 2025 | |||||
| Arenteiro | 17 June 2025 | |||||
| Arenas | 13 June 2025 | |||||
| Talavera de la Reina | 26 June 2025 | |||||
| Mérida | 28 June 2025 | |||||
| Ponferradina | ||||||
| Avilés Industrial | Sacked | 12 August 2025 | 18 August 2025 | |||
| Unionistas | Signed by Istra 1961 | 17 September 2025 | 20th | 17 September 2025 | ||
| Zamora | Sacked | 3 November 2025 | 12th | 4 November 2025 | ||
| Arenteiro | 9 November 2025 | 19th | 10 November 2025 | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 17 November 2025 | 20th | 17 November 2025 | |||
| Ponferradina | Sacked | 25 November 2025 | 13th | 26 November 2025 | ||
| Talavera de la Reina | 2 December 2025 | 19th | 2 December 2025 | |||
| Racing Ferrol | 7 January 2026 | 5th | 8 January 2026 | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 12 January 2026 | 7th | 12 January 2026 | |||
| Real Madrid Castilla | Promoted to the first team | 4th | 13 January 2026 | |||
| Guadalajara | Sacked | 19th | 14 January 2026 | |||
| Arenteiro | 2 March 2026 | 3 March 2026 | ||||
| Lugo | 22 March 2026 | 9th | 22 March 2026 | |||
| Avilés Industrial | 23 March 2026 | 14th | 23 March 2026 | |||
| Ourense CF | 13 May 2026 | 18th | 13 May 2026 |
- Notes
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenerife (C, P) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 76 | Promotion to Segunda División and qualification for the Copa del Rey |
| 2 | Celta Fortuna (O, P) | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 65 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Zamora | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 61 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 4 | Ponferradina | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 60 | |
| 5 | Real Madrid Castilla | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 58[a] | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Pontevedra | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 58[a] | Qualification for the Copa del Rey |
| 7 | Barakaldo | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 58[a] | |
| 8 | Unionistas | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey due to coefficient[b] |
| 9 | Lugo | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 53 | |
| 10 | Mérida | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 52[c] | |
| 11 | Arenas | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 52[c] | |
| 12 | Racing Ferrol | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 49[d] | |
| 13 | Bilbao Athletic | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 49[d] | |
| 14 | Avilés | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 44[e] | |
| 15 | Cacereño | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 44[e] | |
| 16 | Talavera de la Reina (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 43[f] | Relegation to Segunda Federación |
| 17 | Ourense CF (R) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 43[f] | |
| 18 | Guadalajara (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 41 | |
| 19 | Osasuna B (R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 40 | |
| 20 | Arenteiro (D, R) | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 28 | Administrative relegation to Tercera Federación[g] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Real Madrid Castilla 7 pts, Pontevedra 7 pts, Barakaldo 3 pts. Real Madrid Castilla finished ahead of Pontevedra on head-to-head points: Real Madrid Castilla 1–0 Pontevedra, Pontevedra 0–0 Real Madrid Castilla
- As Real Sociedad B were in Segunda División, another spot in the Copa del Rey was vacant, and was given to the non-reserve team of best coefficient between both groups, not already qualified
- Mérida finished ahead of Arenas on head-to-head goal difference: Mérida 3–0 Arenas, Arenas 2–0 Mérida
- Racing Ferrol finished ahead of Bilbao Athletic on overall goal difference
- Avilés finished ahead of Cacereño on head-to-head points: Cacereño 0–4 Avilés, Avilés 1–1 Cacereño
- Talavera de la Reina finished ahead of Ourense CF on head-to-head points: Ourense CF 1–2 Talavera de la Reina, Talavera de la Reina 0–0 Ourense CF
- Arenteiro relegated to 2026–27 Tercera Federación due to economic problems.
Results
Top scorers
- As of 23 May 2026 [60]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenerife | 19 | |
| 2 | Celta Fortuna | 14 | |
| Real Madrid Castilla | |||
| 4 | Arenteiro | 12 | |
| Mérida AD | |||
| Guadalajara |
Group 2 (South East)
Teams and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorcón | Alcorcón | Santo Domingo | 5,100[61] |
| Algeciras | Algeciras | Nuevo Mirador | 7,200[62] |
| Antequera | Antequera | El Maulí | 6,000 |
| Atlético Madrileño | Alcalá de Henares | Centro Deportivo Alcalá de Henares | 2,685[63] |
| Atlético Sanluqueño | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | El Palmar | 5,000[64] |
| Betis Deportivo | Seville | Luis del Sol | 1,300[65] |
| Cartagena | Cartagena | Cartagonova | 15,105[66] |
| Eldense | Elda | Estadio Pepico Amat | 4,036[67] |
| Europa | Barcelona | Nou Sardenya | 7,000 |
| Gimnàstic | Tarragona | Nou Estadi | 14,591[68] |
| Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez | 30,000 |
| Ibiza | Ibiza | Can Misses | 6,000[69] |
| Juventud Torremolinos | Torremolinos | El Pozuelo | 3,000 |
| Marbella | Marbella | Municipal de Marbella | 7,300 |
| Murcia | Murcia | Enrique Roca | 31,179 |
| Sabadell | Sabadell | Nova Creu Alta | 11,908[70] |
| Sevilla Atlético | Seville | Jesús Navas | 8,000 |
| Tarazona | Tarazona | Municipal de Tarazona | 5,000 |
| Teruel | Teruel | Pinilla | 4,500 |
| Villarreal B | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 23,000[71] |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorcón | Kappa | Lynks Tic | ||
| Algeciras | Nike | |||
| Antequera | Hummel | Grupo Sancho Melero | ||
| Atlético Madrileño | Nike | |||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | Macron | Cohebu | ||
| Betis Deportivo | Hummel | Forever Green | ||
| Cartagena | Macron | Avatel | ||
| Eldense | Hummel | |||
| Europa | Hummel | |||
| Gimnàstic | Adidas | Parlem | ||
| Hércules | Kappa | Ekokai | ||
| Ibiza | Puma | Power Electronics | ||
| Juventud Torremolinos | Umbro | |||
| Marbella | Adidas | Marbella | ||
| Murcia | Joma | Inversus Group | ||
| Sabadell | Kappa | |||
| Sevilla Atlético | Adidas | |||
| Tarazona | Adidas | |||
| Teruel | Soka | |||
| Villarreal B | Joma | Pamesa Cerámica | ||
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betis Deportivo | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | Pre-season | 16 June 2025 | ||
| Villarreal B | 29 May 2025 | |||||
| Cartagena | 4 July 2025 | |||||
| Eldense | 28 June 2025 | |||||
| Teruel | 12 June 2025 | |||||
| Algeciras | 14 June 2025 | |||||
| Antequera | 16 June 2025 | |||||
| Sabadell | 23 June 2025 | |||||
| Murcia | 3 July 2025 | |||||
| Eldense | Sacked | 19 October 2025 | 12th | 19 October 2025 | ||
| Ibiza | 21 October 2025 | 8th | 22 October 2025 | |||
| Murcia | 28 October 2025 | 19th | 28 October 2025 | |||
| Gimnàstic | 3 November 2025 | 6th | 4 November 2025 | |||
| Sevilla Atlético | Signed by Mirandés | 7 November 2025 | 18th | 7 November 2025 | ||
| Marbella | Sacked | 11 November 2025 | 11 November 2025 | |||
| Hércules | 16 November 2025 | 13th | 17 November 2025 | |||
| Antequera | 24 November 2025 | 16th | 24 November 2025 | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 30 November 2025 | 30 November 2025 | ||||
| Betis Deportivo | Sacked | 26 December 2025 | 20th | 26 December 2025 | ||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | 29 December 2025 | 19th | 30 December 2025 | |||
| Marbella | 7 January 2026 | 18th | 7 January 2026 | |||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | Returned to previous role | 14 January 2026 | 14 January 2026 | |||
| Cartagena | Sacked | 27 January 2026 | 11th | 27 January 2026 | ||
| End of caretaker spell | 18 February 2026 | 13th | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Murcia | Sacked | 23 February 2026 | 15th | 23 February 2026 | ||
| Gimnàstic | 8 March 2026 | 14th | 9 March 2026 | |||
| Sevilla Atlético | 9 March 2026 | 20th | ||||
| Juventud Torremolinos | Mutual consent | 6 April 2026 | 14th | 9 April 2026 |
- Notes
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eldense (C, P) | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 69 | Promotion to Segunda División and qualification for the Copa del Rey |
| 2 | Sabadell (O, P) | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 68 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 3 | Atlético Madrileño | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Villarreal B | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 63 | |
| 5 | Europa | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 60 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 6 | Cartagena | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 57 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey |
| 7 | Antequera | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 56 | |
| 8 | Algeciras | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 55 | |
| 9 | Hércules | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 54 | |
| 10 | Murcia | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 52 | |
| 11 | Alcorcón | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 51 | |
| 12 | Ibiza | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 50 | |
| 13 | Teruel | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 49 | |
| 14 | Gimnàstic | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | |
| 15 | Juventud Torremolinos | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 46 | |
| 16 | Betis Deportivo (R) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 45[a] | Relegation to Segunda Federación |
| 17 | Tarazona (D, R) | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 45[a] | Administrative relegation to Tercera Federación[b] |
| 18 | Marbella (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 34 | Relegation to Segunda Federación |
| 19 | Atlético Sanluqueño (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 31 | |
| 20 | Sevilla Atlético (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Betis Deportivo finished ahead of Tarazona on head-to-head goal difference: Tarazona 1–0 Betis Deportivo, Betis Deportivo 3–0 Tarazona
- Tarazona relegated to 2026–27 Tercera Federación due to economic problems.
Results
Top scorers
- As of 23 May 2026 [125]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrileño | 23 | |
| 2 | Europa | 22 | |
| 3 | Gimnàstic | 11 | |
| Eldense | |||
| Real Murcia |